Hans-Günther Stotten

Hans-Günther Stotten
Born	(1916-10-07)7 October 1916
Died	5 April 1945(1945-04-05) (aged 28)
Place of birth	Berlin
Place of death	Wolfsgraben
Allegiance	Nazi Germany
Service/branch	Heer
Years of service	1934–1945
Rank	Major
Commands held	I. Abteilung vom Panzer-Regiment 8.
Battles/wars	World War II Annexation of Austria Annexation of the Sudetenland Invasion of Poland Battle of France Battle of Greece Operation Barbarossa Battle of Moscow North African Campaign Battle of Kasserine Pass Battle of Medenine Vienna Offensive
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves

Hans-Günther Paul Stotten (7 October 1916 – 5 April 1945) was a highly decorated Major in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership. Hans-Günther Stotten was captured by Soviet troops on 4 April 1945 and was shot while escaping on 5 April 1945.

Awards and decorations

• Anschluss Medal
• Sudetenland Medal with Prague Castle Bar
• Iron Cross (1939)
  • 2nd Class (27 September 1939)
  • 1st Class (11 October 1939)
• Wound Badge (1939)
  • in Black
  • in Silver
• Eastern Front Medal
• Panzer Badge in Silver
• German Cross in Gold on 14 March 1943 as Hauptmann in Panzer-Regiment 8
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves
  • Knight's Cross on 4 July 1940 as Leutnant and leader of 1./Panzer-Regiment 3 (mot.)
  • 236th Oak Leaves on 10 May 1943 as Hauptmann and commander of I./Panzer-Regiment 8
• Ärmelband "Afrika"

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Fellgiebel, Walther-Peer (2000). Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939-1945. Friedburg, Germany: Podzun-Pallas. ISBN 3-7909-0284-5.
• Patzwall, Klaus D. and Scherzer, Veit (2001). Das Deutsche Kreuz 1941–1945 Geschichte und Inhaber Band II (in German). Norderstedt, Germany: Verlag Klaus D. Patzwall (in German). ISBN 3-931533-45-X.
• Scherzer, Veit (2007). Ritterkreuzträger 1939–1945 Die Inhaber des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 von Heer, Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, Waffen-SS, Volkssturm sowie mit Deutschland verbündeter Streitkräfte nach den Unterlagen des Bundesarchives (in German). Jena, Germany: Scherzers Miltaer-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-938845-17-2.
• Thomas, Franz (1998). Die Eichenlaubträger 1939–1945 Band 2: L–Z (in German). Osnabrück, Germany: Biblio-Verlag. ISBN 3-7648-2300-3.

External links

• World War 2 Awards.com
• Lexikon der Wehrmacht